The developments, part of a programme of development at the Holker Group-owned business, include the installation of 890 solar panels on the roofing of the quarry production sheds, forecasted to produce around 275,000 kWh of electricity per year.
This amount equates to around one third of the site’s current energy usage.
Burlington Stone anticipates that the £250,000 solar panel investment, covering 1,300 square metres of roofing, will significantly decrease the quarry’s carbon emissions.
Burlington Stone Managing Director Richard Page said: “We are proud of our long history of sustainability – in both the quality and longevity of our products, and in ensuring waste is minimised.”From the Lake District’s historic ‘diminishing course’ roofs that make use of every size of roofing slate, to our newly integrated stone and aggregates operations, we aim to sell every tonne that we extract.
“This major solar investment at Kirkby Quarry is a big step in our innovative journey to significantly reducing our carbon emissions. Within days of the first electricity being produced we have been able to measure and share live data with our teams of the impact it is already having on our carbon footprint.”
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